More Than a Dozen Airstrikes Reported in Daraa City as Fighting Continues

Storyful•16 March 2017

Syrian activists said at least 18 airstrikes were reported in Daraa city on Thursday, March 16 amid ongoing clashes between pro-regime and Syrian rebel forces in the city’s al-Manshiya neighborhood..

Six airstrikes targeted opposition-held areas, while the remainder landed in the contested al-Manshiya neighborhood. Additional airstrikes were reported in the suburb of Ghuz and in the nearby town of al-Naimeh. No injuries were reported in the airstrikes.

Daraa city and its outlying suburbs have witnessed a notable escalation in fighting since the launch of a regime offensive in February 2017 to push Syrian rebels out of the city. Credit: Qasioun News Agency via Storyful